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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Offences - Offences involving objectionable or restricted publications

131A: Offences relating to possession of objectionable publications and involving knowledge

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"Breaking the law by having or dealing with bad publications when you know they are wrong"

Illustration for Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

You commit an offence if you do something that breaks the law in section 131(1) and you know or think the publication is objectionable. If you break this law, you can be punished. You can be sent to prison for up to 10 years or fined up to $50,000 if you are an individual.

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Part 8Offences
Offences involving objectionable or restricted publications

131AOffences relating to possession of objectionable publications and involving knowledge

  1. Every person commits an offence who does any act that constitutes an offence against section 131(1), knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the publication is objectionable.

  2. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine not exceeding $50,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.

      Notes
      • Section 131A: inserted, on , by section 31(1) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
      • Section 131A(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 131A(2)(a): amended, on , by section 6 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Objectionable Publications) Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 42).